Photo: Priscilla Du Preez
Ingredients
- 1 lb ground cooked chicken
- 2 tablespoons butter
- 1 cup milk
- 1 egg yolk
- 1 tablespoon flour
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Flour for coating
- 1 beaten egg for coating
- Cracker crumbs for coating
Directions
1
Cream the butter and flour together in a saucepan.
2
Add the egg yolk and then the milk, cooking until thick.
3
Mix the thickened mixture with the ground chicken and season with salt and pepper.
4
Shape the mixture into balls.
5
Roll each ball in flour, then in the beaten egg, and finally in cracker crumbs.
6
Fry the croquettes in deep fat until golden brown.